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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Gazpacho Recipe

Lunch alone today after spending the weekend with my husband for his birthday seemed to be destined for sadness on my part so I decided to make a bright colorful lunch for myself and dined on the patio with the kitties close by.

My kitchen counter is covered with bright red, green and yellow tomatoes so I needed to find something to make that would use a lot. The result is Gazpacho Soup.

It is very low in calories; this bowl had only 42 and less than 1% fat. I included a Lavash Bread roll up using some of the leftover Chicken Fajitas I made for Tony's birthday lunch from yesterday.

Mix all ingredient together in a 4 quart bowl. Adjust seasoning to your liking and refrigerate overnight for best flavor. I sometimes add more seasoning after this. Serve cold garnished with an herb sprig and diced avocado if you like.

Hint: if you toast the ground Cumin and ground Ancho chili powder in a small skillet for a minute or two it will add a nice rich flavor to the soup.

This bowl is one of several that I picked up at an estate sale. I paid all of $2.00 for six of them. It was perfect for my lunch today and made my soup look very special.

Hi Carla, this is a delicious soup for summer.It is great to have all those tomatoes from your garden. When I have to many I freeze them to use later to cook a rich tomato sauce.Tomatoes are very versatile to cook. I think they really emphasize summer days; lol I grow them also in winter! The soup looks very nice in the glass bowls and this was a good purchase.

Titania, I just love these little dishes. I am having my greek yogurt with apples and honey in one now. They are making all my meals seem special.

I wish I could grow tomatoes here in the winter month's. I have tried to keep one growing before, but always have to cover it on nights that get cold. We don't have frost very often but when we do it is too cold for the tomato plants.

Have found you by way of Lemon Verbena Lady - your summer soup looks so refreshing. You are blessed to have such a wonderful growing season. In Northern Wisconsin our summer is June through August - and we have had frosts even then.

Thank you for joining my blog. I just wanted to tell you that just looking at all your wonderful sounding recipes sold me on returning to your blog time and again. I am going to have to try your gazpacho soup. I hope I can inspire you to try your hand at quilting. It is a wonderful past time and you have so much to show for it afterward and what a lovely place to sit and stitch but in your garden.

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I consider myself an amateur gourmet cook using my home grown herbs, fruits and vegetables in my cooking adventures.

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